I had read great reviews about the GX 450 power supply so I decided to purchase one and give it a shot over a Antec unit which i usually recommend. Well, the build quality looked good but it only lasted about a minute before she blew. Luckily, the protection circuitry must have kicked in and it didn't smoke any of the connected components. It's been RMA'd and I certainly hope I have better luck with the next unit. But it gives me an uneasy feeling about the line and since you have opened up this new forum, I thought I'd mention my experience.
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Not pleased with my first CM power supply
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5/4/12 at 5:52pm
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What reviews were you reading? Look up phaedrus and in his sig there is a link to tons of power supply info. Cooler master for the most part is at the very low end of psu manufacturers...
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| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| Gkill Phoenix Pro SSD | Samsung Spinpoint F3 | LG Super-multi BDROM | Cooler Master V8 |
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| 3 Enermax Magmas + Scythe Kaze Master Controller | Windows 7 Professional | LG Flatron 2241 LED 22" | Razer BWU |
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| Corsair HX750 | Antec Sonata Solo || | Razer Deathadder | Mionix Propus 360 |
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5/4/12 at 7:06pm
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Hmmm jonnyguru is about the only site i actually read psu supplies off of. Seems to be the most thorough and well known on ocn anyways.
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| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| Gkill Phoenix Pro SSD | Samsung Spinpoint F3 | LG Super-multi BDROM | Cooler Master V8 |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 3 Enermax Magmas + Scythe Kaze Master Controller | Windows 7 Professional | LG Flatron 2241 LED 22" | Razer BWU |
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| I5-760 | Evga P55 FTW200 | 2 x Evga GTX 570 SC | GSkill Eco |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| Gkill Phoenix Pro SSD | Samsung Spinpoint F3 | LG Super-multi BDROM | Cooler Master V8 |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 3 Enermax Magmas + Scythe Kaze Master Controller | Windows 7 Professional | LG Flatron 2241 LED 22" | Razer BWU |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| Corsair HX750 | Antec Sonata Solo || | Razer Deathadder | Mionix Propus 360 |
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5/6/12 at 1:39am
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5/22/12 at 2:57pm
What are your system specs?
Edited by CoolerMasterUSA - 5/22/12 at 3:11pm
Edited by CoolerMasterUSA - 5/22/12 at 3:11pm
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5/22/12 at 9:16pm
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You are correct. Coolermaster psu's aside from their top line are more or less junk though. Theres a ton of info and reviews to back up that statement as well. On this site and many others.
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| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| I5-760 | Evga P55 FTW200 | 2 x Evga GTX 570 SC | GSkill Eco |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| Gkill Phoenix Pro SSD | Samsung Spinpoint F3 | LG Super-multi BDROM | Cooler Master V8 |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 3 Enermax Magmas + Scythe Kaze Master Controller | Windows 7 Professional | LG Flatron 2241 LED 22" | Razer BWU |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| Corsair HX750 | Antec Sonata Solo || | Razer Deathadder | Mionix Propus 360 |
| Audio | |||
| Creative X-Fi Titanium | |||
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Nasty Girl
(17 items) |
| CPU | Motherboard | Graphics | RAM |
|---|---|---|---|
| I5-760 | Evga P55 FTW200 | 2 x Evga GTX 570 SC | GSkill Eco |
| Hard Drive | Hard Drive | Optical Drive | Cooling |
| Gkill Phoenix Pro SSD | Samsung Spinpoint F3 | LG Super-multi BDROM | Cooler Master V8 |
| Cooling | OS | Monitor | Keyboard |
| 3 Enermax Magmas + Scythe Kaze Master Controller | Windows 7 Professional | LG Flatron 2241 LED 22" | Razer BWU |
| Power | Case | Mouse | Mouse Pad |
| Corsair HX750 | Antec Sonata Solo || | Razer Deathadder | Mionix Propus 360 |
| Audio | |||
| Creative X-Fi Titanium | |||
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5/23/12 at 7:00pm
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5/24/12 at 9:10am
CM always tries to deliver the best quality product to our customer, but defects may occur at times, as with all psu companies. If you are run into any problems contact your region's CM customer support for an eRMA for the psu. They will solve t he issue and return a functional psu to you under warranty. For any questions, please contact support.
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